Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-15
The Republicans ofNew York Hold
a Large Meeting at Saratoga.
Senator EVartS Nominated for
Secretary OF State-Other
Nominations.
A Platform Unanimously Adopted
by the Convention.
SARAroGA. N. Y. Sept. IA.

A 1ull uelegallOn 10 Tue FtpuolicBu couFeu'
ton arrived last night. Senators Evarts and
Hiscock declined to be considered aspirants
for Craftsmanship of the convention and to
urge Seth Low pro tenn and Warner Miller
for permanent chairman was selected. The
platform will be temperate but aggressive,
arraigning the democratic party for short
comings and asserting the necessity of re-
publican restoration, declaring for projection
and that tariff laws when changed shall be
changed by their friends, approving the tenn
perance legislation of last winter, attacking
President Cleveland for his faithlessness to
civil service reform, and Gov. Hill for his
vetoes, declaring for advanced civil service
reform, improvement in the text law, cheap
transportation. pure primaries and elections
and sympathizing with home rule.
Temporary chairman Low called the con
vention to order at II.
The committee on permanent organization
reported Hon. Warren Miller for permanent
chairman. The report was adopted and Sen
ators Evarts and Hiscock conducted Miller
to the chair.
Miller addressed the convention in the in
terest of harmony. and said that some of the
disasters which have overtaken the republican
party were due to factional differences and
personal rivalries The same union and good
feeling that had distinguished the conven-
ton would carry the party to success. He
severely criticised the democrats for their
failure to reduce the tariff and carry out their
other promises Turning out fifty thousand
office holders showed that the democrats de-
spised the civil service law. He said the pro-
tective tariff had proved the main stay of Ia
Dor. He conde mned the pension vetoes.
Senator Evarts was nominated by Colonel
Frederick Dent Grant Tor secretary OF State.
The nomination was carried by acclamatlon
amid tremendous applause.
When Col. Grant entered the convention
he was received with cheers. He thanked
the gathering in brief speech.
Judge Jesse l.. Amore of Saratoga, was
nominated for comptroller; Jas. ii. Carmich-
ael of Erie, for State treasurer; James A.
Dennison of Fulton, for attorney general; U.
IL. P. Cornell of Tompkins, for state engn-
eer and surveyor.
The only contest was on the last nomina-
ton.
Col Cruger of New York, introduced a
colored man as the extra member to the State
Senator Fassett of Chemung, opposed the
resolution.
The convention adopted Cruger's resolu-
ton by heavy vote.
Carroll Z. Smith, chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions, read the platform.
John +. Brodsky of New York, submitted
the minority report and supported it in brief
speech.
Howard Crosby of New York, submitted
the following:
Resolved, That the republican party be-
lieves the cause of temperance will be best
served by a system of high license or tax /;
pledges itself to do all in its power to secure
such d system in this state.
Speeches were made by Crosby Erwin OF
St. Lawrence and several others
Crospy's amendment was voted down near
ly unanimously and Brodskys minority re
port likewise.
The platform was adopted as originally
prepared.
At 10. 80 the convention adjourned sine
die.
The platform declares that the republican
party, by all honorable means, will seek res
toration to power in the state and nation, be-
cause of its unchallepged record in history,
attesting its administrative success in the
war in restoration, pacification,i in executive,
legislative, financial achievements, in purity,
efficiency in its methods, in lasting benefits
conferred on the people and because of gen
eral democratic lnethciency.
The platform approves and demands the
continuance of protection, civil service re-
form, liberal pensions, regulation of immi-
grafton, exclusion of Anarchists, commu-
nists, polve smists, paupers, criminals, insane
su1 vicious.
1t fsvors taxation of personal property, laws
against the imitation of butter and cheese,
recommends laws giving option by towns
counties and cities on the liquor question ant
restrictions by taxation where option does
not absolutely exclude the traffic.